It seems that China is facing the old “chicken and egg” dilemma, as it ramps up its push for electric car sales growth.

The country wants to encourage electric car use, and is pushing automakers to sell them–but so far, the country’s infrastructure lags far behind.

As the ChinaEV blog notes, it’s leaving automakers with their fingers crossed that China will better incentivize electric vehicles and boost recharging infrastructure–as some are investing millions into offering plug-in vehicles in the country.